NIKA2: a new era for cluster cosmology
Checking out the newly improved NIKA 2 camera based at the IRAM telescope and its potential for cosmology.
Detecting Cosmic Sound using the Square Kilometer Array
Can the next generation of radio telescopes measure the cosmic sound from the early universe? Radio astronomers use simulations to find out.
Meet the Keynote Speakers: Wendy Freedman
Prof. Wendy Freedman’s work focuses on a parameter that lies at the heart of cosmology — the Hubble constant.
Astrobites: A Look back at 2016!
A Happy New Year from everyone at Astrobites! Read on to find out about our fun events, collaborations and top-read articles in the last 12 months!
The unsung contributions of Vera Rubin: her mission in retrospect
In today’s bite, we celebrate the diversity of Vera Rubin’s life and work, and spread a bit of her message to the young astronomers of the world.
The Bullet Cluster – A Smoking Gun for Dark Matter!
A classic paper on dark matter is brought to ‘light’ in this bite, discussing a discovery that provides one of the best evidences we have for non-baryonic matter in the universe.